It’s up all to Gov. Tom Wolf now.
On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill, SB 3, that would legalize medical marijuana 149-46. The proposed law has already made its way through the Senate and was approved.
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The bill is likely to be signed into law by Wolf, a Democrat. The governor has supported the bill that would allow people with 17 medical conditions, including cancer, PTSD and autism, to use medicines derived from marijuana.
In a Facebook post, Wolf called the vote “huge.”
Democratic State Rep. John Galloway of Falls, Democratic State Rep. Tina Davis of Bristol Township and Republican State Rep. Frank Farry of Langhorne all voted in favor of SB 3.
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Once signed into law, doctors planning to prescribe marijuana for medicinal reasons would have to register with Pennsylvania as a “practitioner.” Dispensaries and those involved with the cultivation and farming process would have to get licensed and pay a start-up fee of $200,000 to the state. The first patients would likely not get their prescription for at least 18 months to two years.
The proposed law does not allow for recreational marijuana use.
